Rev. Kevin Mohr has announced the Holy Week schedule for English Lutheran Church.
On Maundy Thursday, April 1, is a service of holy communion at 7:30 p.m. The theme for the evening will be "Where is God in the Upper Room?" and the service will include a footwashing ceremony for those in attendance who wish to participate, and will conclude the ritual stripping of the altar in preparation for the community Good Friday service the next day at 12:05 p.m.
St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, will hold a marriage enrichment conference, Friday and Saturday, April 9-10, at the church located at 15988 Road 4, Pandora.
The conference will be led by Bill and Ann Harris and it is open to singles, recently married, married for years or couple who are dating.
Bill Harris was formerly a newscaster with Channel 13, Toledo, and is the founder of Rapture Ministries. He and his wife, Ann, present the biblically-based seminars.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera's Maundy Thursday service on April 1 will begin at 7 p.m. Pastor Al Schmitzer will deliver the sermon and the choir will sing "Jesus Paid it All" and "Eat This Bread."
The Bluffton Brass Quintet will play at the 10:15 a.m. service at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church on Easter Sunday, April 4. Members from left are, Travis Unterbrink, trumpet; Marilyn Edwards, french horn; Tom Miller, tuba; Greg Mohr, trombone; Dave Sycks, trumpet.
When Steve Renfrow came to Bluffton in 1979 the Bluffton Baptist Chapel met on Sundays in the Shannon Theatre. The congregation was two years old at the time; its regular attendance was 12 in Sunday school and 13 in worship.
Today the congregation has its own building on County Line Road, is known as Bluffton Baptist Church and has an active congregation of around 100 members.
